L R Giles

Jul 11, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Lamar Giles |L R Giles |Christina Soontornvat |Michael Eric Dyson

Black high school senior and football star Cade Webster has his life mapped out: attend college on a sports scholarship, get drafted into the NFL, and use his resulting fame to vacate his family from their gang-run neighborhood in Virginia. After anonymous threats lead to football games being canceled and his father’s cancer seemingly worsens, Cade’s future feels uncertain.